The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 16, 2148
Waxing Crescent
13.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:11 AM
9:27 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.7%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2793
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.3° / 120.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 23m / -17.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.89° / 4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.12° / -5.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.84° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.